PlanetSide Next Galaxy

[LesserShade]

Originally Posted by Infektion

Really high ceiling... imagine laser painting a spot on the battlefield which only bombers are linked too for bombing runs! That'd be hellacool.

That's something we need, laser painting for such things as tanks or BFRs, but Laser painting will paint the area, not the actual target. OHHHHHHHHHHH nice.

Yeah I would love to see more laser painting.

I was a big fan of the way tribes would give a target guidance to anybody carrying a trajectory style weapon (mortar, grenade launcher, tank) when a teammate painted a target with their laser.

[Tikuto]

Laser Painting Suggestion

[Firefly]

Originally Posted by LesserShade

Yeah I would love to see more laser painting.

They have that. It's called a Waypoint. Your Liberator bomber, if he doesn't suck, can hit a moving target. You can even enhance it by having what's called an FO (forward observer). Have a guy, probably infiltrator, with that little arty laze tool that came from Corpse Combat, and there you go.

[Kyonye]

All I want is to be able to shoot out the pilots, and/or drivers/passengers of vehicles.

[Saieno]

Originally Posted by Kyonye

All I want is to be able to shoot out the pilots, and/or drivers/passengers of vehicles.

I would think in whatever year it is they have bullet proof windows.

[Gogita]

Originally Posted by Kyonye

All I want is to be able to shoot out the pilots, and/or drivers/passengers of vehicles.

I don't think this will work in Planetside, because of the scale of the game. The large amount of people make the chance of being killed as a driver without the vehicle being destroyed is too big then.

[Hamma]

Yea I doubt we will see that.

Look at BFBC2, you could snipe people out of choppers far to easily.

[Kyonye]

Originally Posted by Typwn

I would think in whatever year it is they have bullet proof windows.

I think you don't see the point of what I'm saying.

Originally Posted by Gogita

I don't think this will work in Planetside, because of the scale of the game. The large amount of people make the chance of being killed as a driver without the vehicle being destroyed is too big then.

Not really. You know how hard it is to shoot the pilot in the cockpit? It makes the game more realistic. I don't see why it wouldn't work. It's hard enough to kill the driver of a moving vehicle. The risk is only high when the vehicle is sitting still. If you have someone on an atv, you should be able to shoot them right off of it, not simply do damage to the vehicle itself. The scale of the game should have nothing to do with this.

Originally Posted by Hamma

Yea I doubt we will see that.

Look at BFBC2, you could snipe people out of choppers far to easily.

If the pilot is sitting still, then yes it's going to happen. If they know how to fly then you aren't hitting him. in BFBC2, you can hit the guys hanging out the open doors but even then it doesn't happen so often.

[2coolforu]

IRL the cockpits of most jets and attack helicopters are designed to withstand any round that wouldn't destroy the helicopter completely.

Apache glass can withstand 12.7mm rounds, as can the MI-24's. The cockpit of the MI-24 is specified to withstand 20mm cannon rounds.

I think in the year 50 billion or whatever they will have glass that can withstand basically any infantry held weapon.

[Hamma]

Originally Posted by Kyonye

If the pilot is sitting still, then yes it's going to happen. If they know how to fly then you aren't hitting him. in BFBC2, you can hit the guys hanging out the open doors but even then it doesn't happen so often.

I would agree with you except I was getting sniped out regardless of whether I was still or not. Or I'd randomly get killed by a rogue bullet.

Now sniping people out of some of the more open vehicles I am all for, but not behind glass it just becomes to much of a hassle. And for me it would most certainly take out of the fun factor if I was piloting a galaxy in for a drop and one dude hits me with a lone suppressor bullet.

[Kyonye]

Damn those lone suppressor bullets.

I understand not wanting to be shot out of piloting a galaxy but it's more annoying to be shooting at someone on an ATV and do no damage to them at all. There are a couple open cockpit vehicles and I think for at least those, you should be able to do some damage to the people driving or sitting in them.

[Gogita]

If it was realistic, probably non of the vehicles would be open...

[Firefly]

If it was "realistic" there wouldn't be a Planetside.

There are only a moderate amount of open ground vehicles, and absolutely zero open VTOL. So no pilot-types should be worrying about getting sniped, because the concept of an armoured cockpit was invented years ago and is in place in today's day and age for many military helicopters. I daresay if they can make VTOLs and laser pew-pews in the 31st century or whenever Planetside took place, they have secured cockpits against a stray Suppressor bullet.

[Mechzz]

Hey all, haven't been around here for too long, but when I heard the rumors about PS:Next I had to come on over to check it out. I'm glad to say the news has helped me overcome my inertial barriers to finally buying a new PC rig, all for PS2, woohoo!

Who'll be re-subbing to PS just to get into the beta?

lolz,
Mechzz

[Peacemaker]

Originally Posted by Mechzz

Hey all, haven't been around here for too long, but when I heard the rumors about PS:Next I had to come on over to check it out. I'm glad to say the news has helped me overcome my inertial barriers to finally buying a new PC rig, all for PS2, woohoo!

Who'll be re-subbing to PS just to get into the beta?

lolz,
Mechzz